Sangbad newsman granted bail

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi
A magistrate's court here on Sunday granted bail to a staff reporter of the daily Sangbad, Zahangir Alam Aakash in a defamation case filed by a BNP leader.

First Class Magistrate Zebunnesa Karim of the Second Rajshahi Court granted the bail after surrender of Aakash before her court.

BNP worker Mamtajul Alam Khondoker filed the case against him for filing a report on an illegal liquor shop in Puthia by BNP leader and Puthia municipality administrator Abdul Latif Biswas.

The report, based on a joint statement of people was published on August 22. Later, a rejoinder of Abdul Latif Biswas was also published in the daily.